The U.S. Olympic movement has had plenty of dark days over the years, but today could be the worst of all.
After grandly proclaiming just six and a half months ago that Boston was the city to bring the Summer Olympics back to the United States for the first time since 1996, after throwing every ounce of energy and political capital into a Boston bid, the U.S. Olympic Committee is declaring defeat, pulling the plug and leaving.
This is an organizational disaster. It's a debacle. It is an embarrassment of the highest order. Take your pick. Or choose all of the above.